Tales from Planet Earth - A Wilderness Act

What does “wilderness” mean to you? Join us for a free screening and panel discussion of the award-winning short documentary film, A Wilderness Act. Guided by the wisdom of Anishinaabe graduate student Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano and university professor Evan Larson, learn how the very definitions penned to protect our country’s most precious landscapes can instead perpetuate injustice and lead to the impoverishment of both ecosystems and human cultures. Inspired by the Red Pine forests of the Great Lakes area, including Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the two join together to educate current and future generations about how returning fire to the land, and returning the land to its people, can be healing for all.
Presented in partnership with the Nelson Institue for Environmental Studies and the Foundation for Dane County Parks.
𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮
𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴
𝟯:𝟯𝟬–𝟰:𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. - 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲
Join us for family-friendly programming to explore the cultural and ecological importance of fire with a reading of "Ishkode: A Story of Fire" with Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano. Learn about fire! What does fire need to exist? When is it safe? What changes can fire make?
𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 - 𝟰:𝟰𝟱–𝟱:𝟭𝟱 𝗽.𝗺.
Explore the Wisconsin landscape through fire. Join voices from the film on a walk through Lake Farm County Park and learn about the landscape as it relates to fire.
𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 - 𝟱:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟳 𝗽𝗺
Join us for free pizza before the film and a fire gathering with s’mores afterwards. Registration recommended.